The Spring Introduction Programme 2015 welcomes 186 international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students design a water rocket, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups.
In all, about 5 prototypes were considered by the design team, successive designs attempted to build upon one another to achieve the final product. The first design involved cutting bottle C in half and connecting it, tip facing away, to bottle R. The following designs tried various shapes of crowns. Then rubber bands, tapes and clays were tried in order to make the rocket more stable. Finally, a long rocket with wings and two parachutes was chosen and it works well!

The Summer Introduction Programme 2015 welcomes about 1600 international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students design a water rocket and an academic poster, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups.
In our project team, Zandvoort 1, we designed a water rocket based on the following design principles: weight, aerodynamics, and maximizing flight time. Innovative solutions included: attaching the fins with an ‘interlocking’ method; centering the parachute; and a passive deployment system. Sustainability was considered when constructing the rocket – only recycled materials were used and the amount of tape needed was reduced by innovative construction methods. We learnt the value of an international and multi-cultural team and improved our teamwork skills from this project that will be useful in our studies.

The Summer Introduction Programme 2015 welcomes about 1600 international students who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students design a water rocket and an academic poster, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups.
In our project team, Weert 2, we designed a water rocket based on the following design principles: Building a parabolic-shaped nose cone to minimize the drag caused by subsonic flow, Adding 4 fins to lower the Centre of Pressure (CP), Minimizing the weight of the nose and adding a gap between the nose and the body to let the nose lift the parachute up when the rocket start falling. Innovative solutions included, sustainability was considered: a string is used to attach the nose to the parachute and the body so the nose will pull the parachute out, the string will prevent all parts of the rocket from falling apart so all parts of this rocket will come back together and they are reusable. We learnt how to work with individuals from different cultural backgrounds and develop common interests about the project. This project taught us teamwork, time management and necessary communication skills.

The Summer Introduction Programme 2015 welcomes about 1600internationalstudents who follow an obligatory programme. Throughout a week of project work students design a water rocket and an academic poster, get familiarized with the Delft study method, and working in multicultural groups.
In our project team, kinderdijk1, we designed a water rocket based on the following design principles 1)compact design 2)aerodynamically viable 3)small fins. Innovative solutions included an umbrella attached to the rocket, sustainability was considered by making best use of materials. We learnt rocket science(:P) , team work ,time management from this project that will be useful in our studies.